With Open Arms - Mercedes College

Mercedes College
From the Principal
Issue No 10 - 25 June, 2010
Dear Parents, Staff and Students of the Mercedes
College Community,
Mercy Keys In Action
We often speak of how important our Mercy Keys are to the
culture of this College. Indeed when I meet new students and
their families I introduce the idea that the values of Compassion,
Loyalty, Integrity, Mutual Respect, Justice and Responsibility are
much more than words on paper. The Mercy Keys represent the
guiding principles by which Catherine McAuley believed people
should live their lives. Catherine, of course was interpreting the
values that Jesus preached throughout His life. Our Mercy Keys
have a rich heritage.
Our mission is to match our rhetoric with action. There is also
something important about expressing a commitment to these values
in the ordinariness of life. Not many of us will ever be recognised
for this commitment but that makes it no less important.
Most Saturdays I have the pleasure of watching our young people
compete in their chosen sports. Mercedes College offers so much it
is impossible to see everyone every week but I try to catch as much as
possible. A couple of weeks ago I was attending our 1st XVIII Football
match against St Paul’s College. As a past teacher at St Paul’s College
and coach of their Open Football team this game had a special appeal
for me. The game was a good one and Mercedes ended victorious but
it was not the result that left a lasting impression on me.
St Paul’s College only have one Senior Football side and on this
day they had chosen a lad who was clearly very excited about
his inclusion but because of a number of circumstances that he
personally faced he was going to struggle to get into the game
once he came on. The St Paul’s coach had informed us of these
special circumstances and without any prompting from anyone
our Captains had a quiet word in the umpires’ ears to ask them
to ensure that the young fellow received a free kick so that he
had the opportunity to contribute to his team’s efforts. What
impressed me most was that this was done, not in any sort of
condescending way, but out of a genuine compassion for this
young person. At the end of the game he was beaming, well
done to him, well done to St Paul’s and well done to our 1st
XVIII for living the Mercy way!
again. Last week we held our annual Year 10, 11 and 12 social.
This is an evening of fun, laughter and dancing as large numbers
of students from across the Senior School come together in fancy
dress to enjoy the festivities. There is no sense of competition
about who has the most expensive outfit, or who looks the
coolest, in fact it is quite the contrary. Outfits are often made
up of second hand material and show a great deal of creativity
around a common theme. It is a real credit to the culture of the
College and the calibre of our students that we can hold a social
of this type and all leave feeling like they have a great time.
The success of this event may not be able to be quantified but I
know that everyone involved would say that it is a very important
occasion among a number offered by the College that assists in
building the wonderfully collegial culture that exists throughout
the Mercedes community. Well done to the organisers!
The Carrick Hill Drive/Fullarton Road Entrance
Those of you that use this entrance may have noticed the lines
that have appeared on the road directly outside of the College.
The Mitcham Council has recently completed their work on this
“ghost” traffic island. It is there to remind us that as a matter of
safety we should turn left at this exit when leaving the College
and I ask that you support this safety initiative.
Acting Head of Middle School
For the first five weeks of next term Mr Paul Wadsworth is
taking some well earned Long Service Leave and I hope this is
a wonderful opportunity for Paul and his family to enjoy some
quality time together.
In Paul’s absence Ms Caty Jarvis, currently the Year 7 Year Level
Coordinator will assume the position of Acting Head of Middle
School. Please do not hesitate to contact Caty if your child is in
Years 6 to 9 and you have any concerns during this time.
Happy Holidays
As this is the last Mercy Vine for Term 2, I wish you all a happy
and safe holiday. Students return for Term 3 on Tuesday 20 July.
Yours sincerely,
A Great Place To Be
On occasions this year I have expressed my concerns about the
use of the NAPLAN as a sole indicator of the success of any
school. Over the last few weeks this has been made clear once
COMING EVENTS JULY
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19-23
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27
Liturgy & Final Assembly
End Term 2 (3:30 dismissal)
Staff Planning Day
Yr 12 Trial Exams
Start Term 3
SAAS Sport Round 9
JS Learning Conferences 2.00pm – 7.30pm
Peter Daw
Principal
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29-30
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Orientation Walk
SAPSASA Girls Basketball Carnival
SAPSASA Boys Basketball Carnival
Yr 11 Retreat
SAAS Sport Round 10
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A Friday Thought
Why use Popular Culture?
While much of popular culture is understandably considered
mindless drivel by adults, teachers are always keen to make
connections between the products of current culture and students’
learning processes. One important outcome of a Mercedes
education is to become a discerning judge of the consumer
culture within which we find ourselves.
Many subjects spend time examining forms such as film and
music, so as to help students move from concrete thinking to
abstract thinking. One example of this is the use of film within
Religious Education. Two examples of such films that may
appear odd inclusions in RE are worth further investigation.
Underneath the comic silliness of Bruce Almighty is a helpful
way to present some very fundamental theological ideas, such
as free will, prayer and omnipotence. Because the form of the
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text is amusing, students are, naturally enough, more inclined to
pay attention to it. The teaching skill is then to use the episodes
within the film to discuss quite complex abstract concepts and
aid students in their progress from an anthropomorphic image of
God to a more adult one.
Similarly, The Matrix may seem at first glance just a sciencefiction movie. As scholars like Professor Peter Vardy have pointed
out, the movie is actually a salvation analogy. Indeed one can,
and we do, identify the parallels between the film and John’s
Gospel. Obviously, all teachers have a desire to educate students
to read beyond the superficial level of a text and we gladly use
whatever quality resources are available to us. In our experience,
students are able to make the connection between familiar texts
and the more profound layers of meaning that are in those we
choose to use in the curriculum.
Ian Hamilton
Director of Mission
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From the Junior School
Junior School Dates to Remember
Learning Conferences/Learning Journeys
July
2
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27
End of Term 2 (3:30 Dismissal)
Term 3 commences
Learning Conferences – 1:00pm Dismissal Tuesday 27
July for R-5 students only
JS French Poetry Competitions
August
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31
SA Catholic Schools Cross Country Carnival
Confirmation Mass at St Paul’s
Photo Day – Winter Sports
MPFA Ball
French Assembly
Fun Run
Book Week Assembly
Junior School Production Matinee Performance
As is customary, students in Reception to Year 5 will partake in
a Learning Conference or Learning Journey on either 27 July
between 2:00pm and 7:30pm, or 28 July between 4:00pm and
6:00pm. In order for these to take place, students in Reception to
Year 5 will be dismissed on Tuesday 27 July at 1:00pm. Students
in Years 6-12 will finish school at the usual time.
Timetables will be placed outside classrooms on Tuesday 20 July.
A letter with more detailed information will be sent home during
the final week so please check your child’s bag.
New Reception students
It was wonderful to meet our new Reception students and
families at the recent transition visit. They were excited to meet
their new teacher, Mrs Erin McPheat, who is an old scholar of
the College. Erin is an experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated
educator who will be a great asset to our Junior School team.
SRC Leaders
As this term is drawing to a close I think it is timely to commend
the wonderful Semester 1 Student Representative Council
Leaders for their high level of enthusiasm and participation, and
the effective leadership qualities that they have displayed.
September
1
IPSHA Music Festival, Town Hall, 7:00pm – Year 5
Junior School Production Matinee Performance
2
Junior School Production Evening Performance
9
Years 2-5 Music Concert at the Capri Theatre
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Pupil Free Day
20-24 Mercy Week
Julie Hann
Assistant Principal, Head of Junior School
As you would be aware, new SRC Leaders will be elected for
Semester 2. Teachers and students will continue discussing
qualities that are important for effective leadership. Students will
vote for their class leaders and the newly elected students will be
inducted early Term 3.
Uniform Change
From the commencement of Term 3 2010, girls in Year 4 and 5
may wear either the winter skirt or the pinafore. This has been
discussed at SRC Meetings, at staff level and at leadership. The
bib may be taken off your child’s existing skirt should you wish.
Please note that this will not be possible for students with the
previous pinafore design. Students are to continue to wear the
cross tie until Year 6.
Important Information
By now you should have received the Term 2 issue of the Junior
School Communiqué. Please let your child’s Class Teacher know if
this has not made it home to you. The Mid Year Report has been
sent home via your child today. Please check your child’s bag.
I have included some dates for Term 3 below so that you are
aware in advance. Please note that Term 3 has a major focus on
the Arts, with the Junior School Production, the Years 2-5 Music
Concert at the Capri Theatre and the IPSHA Music Festival for
Year 5 students. We have endeavoured to schedule these as best
as possible to ensure quality and success for our students. You
would appreciate constraints with venues, available dates and
a busy R-12 College Calendar impacts on us, with dates being
secured during Term 4 2009. Please note that we were advised
by IPSHA as to our performing night during Term 1 of this year.
While it will be busy, I am sure it will be an exciting and very
rewarding few weeks for our students.
During the holiday break, could you please check your child’s
stationery and uniform items and replace as necessary.
On behalf of the Junior School, I wish you and your child/
children a safe and relaxing break. I look forward to seeing
refreshed, happy children on Tuesday 20 July.
Junior School Assembly Awards in June
The following students received Learner Profile, PYP Attitude
and Action Awards at recent Junior School Assemblies.
Congratulations and well done to the following students:
9 June
Caring – Kelsey Dekens
Principled – Ned Milne
Confidence – Louella Wallbridge, Lily Dacombe-Bird, Ella
Walters, Michela Quarisa
Knowledgeable – Fynn Darby, Tia Stagakis, Aidan Lloyd, Katya
Longo
Inquirer – Clementine Murton, Owen Yeates
Action – Aidan Banks
Commitment – Lucy Mignone, Nicholas Ho, William Henderson,
Giles Lauder
Communicator – Vienna Zotti
Thinker – Slade Hollway, Rosie Henry
Independence – Samuel Pike, Elizabeth Chisholm, Ruby Briffa
Enthusiasm – Jaidan Juanta, Katerina Samaras, Eli Stagakis
Reflective –Gian-Luis Della Porta
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23 and 30 June
Caring – Michael Cacas, Lily Dacombe-Bird, Mackenna Kelly
Principled – Zara Tichy
Knowledgeable – Bita Ghodsi-Nasseri, George Rowat, Jonathon
Christopher
Inquirer – Madeline Jordan
Open Minded – William Schilling, Abbey Rigter
Commitment – Oliver Schilling, Gus Haysman, Louie Corkill,
Isabelle Gardener
Communicator – Isabella Biello, Isobel Chambers, Isaac Penglis,
Kate Henderson, Jaclin Ardill, Joanna Barry-Murphy, Lucy
Traynor, Brianna Watson, Alex Knight
Thinker – Isabel Pena Negrette, Tayla Willoughby, Sabian Zotti
Co-operation – Lucy Traynor
Respect - Josh Typek, Mark Mulders, Alessia Chiarolli
Reflective – Charli Herriot
Shane Murphy
Junior School and PYP Coordinator
From the Middle School
Altitude Day – Student Leadership Conference
On Friday 29 May students from the Middle School SRC attended
Altitude Day at AAMI Stadium. We were encouraged to step
out of our comfort zones and join in a day of fun and activities
designed to help us get to know ourselves and others better and
to discover our potential to be successful in life. We listened
to motivational talks from Priya Pavri who is in the process
of trying to send computers over to disadvantaged children in
India, and Matt Kershaw who in his youth was diagnosed with
an illness that left him weighing just 42 kilograms (less than half
his original body mass) and unable to walk more than 5 metres
at a time. Two months later Matt climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and
this December is planning to climb it again for the fifth time.
connections between the content covered in class and the realities
that they see and experience in the world around them. Below
are reflections from some of the students about the visit from the
Remabi Park and the excursion to the St. Kilda Mangroves.
Remabi Park Visit
In Science we have been learning about the animal kingdom. For us
to learn more about classification of animals a man from Remabi
Park talked to us and brought animals. He talked to us about
classification and we started classifying animals – like the platypus.
After he talked to us we got to learn about the animals he had
brought. First he brought out Alice the Goanna. He told us she
was a reptile so she had a changing body temperature, so we
should not really call reptiles cold blooded. Next he brought out
Kelly the Cockatoo. He told us about her beak and how that
helps her eat her food. We were patting Lucy the Wombat next,
he told us about her weight and height.
We learnt so much about classifying animals in that science lesson.
Chloe McGough 6TS
Yr 6 St. Kilda Mangroves
The St Kilda Playground and Mangrove Trail has been my
favourite excursion so far. It involved us having a two hour
play in an amazing playground and the other hour and a half
walking through the amazing mangrove trail. We learned many
things about the mangroves, including that pneumatophores,
or snorkel roots, are used by the mangrove trees to help them
breathe and that the scientific name for the grey mangrove is
Avicennia Marina.
Daniella Chiarolli 6MR
La Fête de la Musique
La Fête de la Musique is a lively street music festival, celebrating
the summer solstice. Held on 21 June in Paris, it is one of the year’s
most popular events in the ‘City of Light’. Here at Mercedes, the
celebration of this music festival has become an annual event.
During a slightly extended lunch break on Monday 21 June, we
were treated to the wonderful musical talents of our students. A
Battle of the Bands took place under The Marquee and in The
Parlour the audience were entertained by some pianists. It was
great to see so many students and staff enjoying the music. Thank
you to all of the wonderful performers and the staff involved in
the organisation and running of this event.
A Date With The Distinguished
Congratulations to all of the students involved in this event.
They represented our school and themselves exceptionally well.
Thanks also to Ms Roxanne Lomax who works closely with all
of the Middle School SRC students, assisting them in making a
difference within our school and the wider community.
Those who have been lucky enough to attend the various ‘A
Date with the Distinguished’ evenings in the past would have
been treated to a wonderful example of the capabilities of our
Year 7 students. This year’s event was no exception. During this
term the students have been working across a variety of different
curriculum areas, including English, Humanities and Technology,
to thoroughly research and prepare a speech and poster about a
historical person who has made a significant contribution to the
world. Public speaking is not a task that most people look forward
to, so you can not help but be impressed when these students,
standing in front of a large audience in Gleeson Hall, recite their
speech by heart. The students also dress in costume and serve
food from their subject’s country of origin. Congratulations to
all of the Year 7 students for their wonderful efforts and to their
Home Group teachers, Ms Pam O’Grady, Mr Jason DeLuca and
Ms Caty Jarvis who have expertly guided their students through
this wonderful MYP project.
Yr 6 Excursions and Activities
MGIS – A Call for Assistance
The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of our potential
and our abilities to make a difference in our world. We gained an
understanding of what it means to take action and that ‘positive
attitude and hard work always = success!” Some of the key points
made include: to challenge yourself, to choose your attitude, to
take action and the importance of persistence. We ended the day
with the ‘Ain’t no mountain high enough’ dance and left with
new friends and renewed confidence.
Krystal Buckle 9RL and Nicholas Shanahan 9JP
The Year 6 students have been involved in a number of
excursions and activities lately. These events link with the work
that the students are doing and assist students to make relevant
On Monday 21 June we held an information session for families
from Year 8 to 10 who might be interested in billeting a student
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from Mahatma Gandhi International School towards the end of
Term 3. The MGIS Exchange represents an ongoing relationship
between our two schools since 2002.
Last year students from Year 9 and 10 were treated to the
wonderful hospitality of MGIS families and we are now requiring
Mercedes families to reciprocate by opening their homes to a
student from MGIS. Unfortunately at our recent meeting we
had a very small number of families express an interest in being
involved in next term’s exchange. This was a huge surprise given
the importance of this exchange programme to our College and
the wonderful support and family involvement that we have had
in the past.
I have recently spoken to all of the Year 8, 9 and 10 students
reiterating our need for families to be involved. It is also worth
remembering that whilst billeting an MGIS student in 2010 is
not a pre-requisite for being selected to travel to India on the
2011 MGIS Exchange, the fact that those students who are
involved this year will have a pre-existing relationship with an
MGIS student certainly enhances their chances of selection in
2011. This is particularly relevant for our current Year 8 and 9
students who will be eligible for any Exchange in 2011.
Families will need to be prepared to be involved in the police
checking process that is compulsory for all ‘volunteers’ within
the College. This process requires some paper work and is
currently taking around eight weeks to complete. Therefore
notification of your interest and completion of this paper work is
urgently required. Please contact Mr Paul Wadsworth if you like
to express your interest in being involved in this year’s Exchange
Programme.
End of Semester Reports
The end of semester Reports will be sent home with students
on the last day of term. These reports represent a continuation
of the communication that occurs between the teachers, parents
and students about academic progress. This term the reports
contain the Semester 1 grade and comment for all subjects and
pastoral scales from the student’s Home Group teacher.
Students should use this report as an opportunity to reflect
on their efforts during Semester 1, and to identify areas for
improvement in Semester 2. It would be great if parents could
find some time during the holiday break to sit down with their
children and assist them with this process of reflection and future
goal setting. If you have any queries about these reports please
contact the subject teacher in the first instance, but I am also
happy to receive any feedback that parents may have.
Enjoy the opportunity to spend some extra time with your
children over the coming two weeks. We look forward to seeing
the students again at the beginning of Term 3, re-energised and
ready to get back into their work for the second half of the year.
I will be taking some Long Service Leave at the beginning of
Term 3. I know that Ms Caty Jarvis, who will be taking on the
role of Acting Head of Middle School for the first five weeks of
the term, will do a wonderful job whilst I am away. I trust that
she will receive our community’s full support during this time.
Have a safe and happy holiday break.
Paul Wadsworth
Assistant Principal, Head of Middle School
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From the Senior School
Having past the half-way mark of the academic year (Semester 1),
I thought I would reflect on the busyness of the year so far. I have
simply consulted with my diary and come up with the following
list of major events that have occurred in the Senior School:
Induction of the new staff along with familiarisation of the
role and person of Catherine McAuley, Introduction of a new
Senior School Student Mentoring System, implementation of
After School Study Skills Programme, Years 8-12 Swimming
Carnival, Inaugural Mass, Revised and newly implemented
SACE programmes, SACE Merit Ceremony at Government
House, Year 12 2009 Reunion, Orientation Walks, weekly
Senior School Leadership Team meetings, Laureate Assembly
for Class of 2009, Welcome of students from Quebec, Ash
Wednesday celebrations, attendance at Year 10, 11 and 12 class
parties, introduction of Master Classes for Year 12 students,
reorganisation of Chess and Debating teams, lunch for new
students, Arts Launch, Years 8-12 Sports Day, Revising Year
Level Coordinators role description, arranging a wide variety of
Professional Development, International Women’s Day, weekly
meetings with staff who are on my formative appraisal list,
Marion Procession, Personal Project mentoring, Extended Essay
mentoring, Senior School Sports Carnival, St Patrick’s Day, Irish
Dancing and Gaelic game, Non Government School Review visit,
meeting with Mr Steve Wasilewski and new STEP Centre, High
Tea for Haiti, Faith and Spirituality meetings, Police talk on Life
Development and Drugs Year 10, Picnic for the less fortunate at
Carrick Hill, Learning Reviews, Retreats for Years 10, 11 and
12, Liturgy and final Assembly at end of Term 1, have visited
injured students, Sports Presentation Assemblies, Launch of
Mercedes Old Scholar Association, Old Scholars Week, Year 10
Personal Projects, Student Teacher supervision, Year 12 Photo,
overview of Ski Trip, Nepabunna, Canberra and upcoming
Mimili, maintaining relations with neighbours, attendance at
Mad Hatters Tea Party, Danny Boy charity for needy schools,
Year 12 Seminar Days, Bloodbank, Senior School Community
Service, Sports KO attendance, Year 10 Pilgrimage and Mass (St
Paul’s Monastery), attendance at Cyber Security Meeting, Fake
Drama Academy Awards attendance, Responsibility for Yard
clean/mess, Year 11/12 College Scholarships, Safe School Project
Officer Meeting.
This reflection also celebrates the wonderfully committed staff
we have at the College and their constant willingness to give of
their own time for the benefit of the students in our care. To all
of them, thank you.
I am looking forward to the holidays but also to the rest of the
year. If you feel you need to contact me on any issue to deal
with your son/daughter’s schooling at Mercedes, please feel free
to do so.
Until then, God Bless
Tony O’Doherty
Assistant Principal, Head of Senior School
Catholic Conference for Young People
If you are interested in attending a lively conference for
young people (Brisbane Sept 23-26) please refer to their
website:
www.igniteconference.com.au
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Break Free
Music News
By the time the newsletter is available on the website, we will
have returned from our 2 day camp at Aldinga Beach and Break
Free for Term 2. Last week we were lucky enough to be taught
self-defence from the team at The Academy of Self Defence.
The session was very interesting and taught us many important
things about being street aware and some great moves to protect
ourselves in dangerous situations. Hopefully we will never need
to use this knowledge, but it’s good to know just in case. Also,
in our small group sessions we have been looking at bullying
and how it can impact on people’s lives and why it happens in
the first place. This session has made us more aware of what we
need to do if any bullying is going on around us and to always
seek help if we feel we are being bullied.
In the past two weeks we have been very busy as a Music
Faculty.
• Thank you to all the students who helped to make the Fêtede-la Musique an enjoyable and musical lunchtime last week by
performing in either The Parlour or in the Battle of the Bands.
Finally, we learnt about ‘Champion’ girls. Champion girls stick
up for people when they are being picked on, keep gossip to
themselves and are always inclusive. We all hope to be known
as a Champion Girl in Year 9 at Mercedes College. We are all
looking forward to our camp, to the surfing (even though it will
be cold,) to chatting in our cosy cabins and being ourselves with
our friends.
Ellen Bailey
Yr 9 and Break Free Coordinator
The Mercy Oration: With Open Arms
You may have seen the poster of two people holding hands. We
see just their hands: one white and one black. The caption reads
“Prejudice rarely survives experience”. As has been remarked
many times before, it is quite easy to dismiss people; de-personalise
them, if we can keep them as “the other”. For many of us, what
we don’t know or understand is a source of discomfort, even fear.
The Mercy Oration for 2010 will feature three speakers and
their stories of arriving in Australia. This has always been a
migrant nation and it is useful to hear the stories of those who
have experienced our willingness, or unwillingness, to welcome
others. The principal speaker will be the Lieutenant Governor,
Mr Le, who arrived as a Vietnamese boat person.
When we hear personal accounts of major events in life, we are
able to engage with the experience of others in a more informed
way. As we have every reason to believe that Australia will
continue to be a destination for emigrants into the future, this is
an opportunity to “make it personal” and consider our vocation
to welcome those in need “with open arms”.
• All Year 3s attended a school session of the Adelaide Symphony
Orchestra at Grainger Studio and learnt about all the orchestral
instruments and how music and emotions affect artists.
• Year 3s also had an Open Rehearsal during their instrumental
lessons to play to their parents the repertoire they have been
learning this semester.
• The Winter Concert was held for all Middle and Senior School
Music students with great success. Thank you to all participating
and talented students.
• This week we have also had auditions for the Catholic Schools’
Music Festival and we are hopeful that one of the groups will be
selected to perform at Festival Theatre.
Just some of the major musical events on the calendar for next
term:
• The Junior School will hold their Annual Music Concert at the
Capri Theatre on 9 September for Years 2-5.
• The Year 6/7 Festival Choir will perform at the Adelaide
Festival Theatre during the last week of term.
• The Year 5 Choir will perform at the Adelaide Town Hall on
Wednesday 1 September at 7:00pm.
Thank you to all students for a very productive first semester. Our
music programmes and ensembles are running smoothly and we
have been fortunate to see many of these perform at the Junior
School Assemblies. Next term we hope that the Middle and Senior
School students can perform also. All the peripatetic staff have
completed Music Reports for all their individual Music students
and you should have received these with the School Reports.
What is God’s Treasure?
St Paul of the Cross, Glen Osmond/ Parkside Parish
Children’s Activity Day
Wednesday 7 July 2010, 10.00-2.30
Sebastian Centre
Music
Games
Treasure Hunt
and much more!
Please refer to the flyer on page 14.
Comparative Grades
In accordance with the Commonwealth Government School
Assistance Act 2004, the College will provide data regarding
the Comparative Grades for your child if requested. This
information is based relative to the cohort studying this subject
- not in rank order. If you wish to receive this information please
make a written request to Mrs Shauna Allen BEFORE 21 July
2010, as this information is only available for a limited time due
to administration processes.
Morning Tea and
Sausage Sizzle lunch provided
Cost $5 child or $10 family
Registration and Medical forms available from
www.themonastery.net.au (Parish; children’s activities)
Please return to School or Parish office
with money by Friday 2 July
Enquiries: Pauline 0407 404 556
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Some reflections on our visit to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
performance of “Play Me A Picture” by Year 3MO
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The painting was huge
We heard many tunes
We saw many instruments
Each section of the orchestra wore different colours
Some of us thought is was loud
We didn’t like sitting on the ground
We didn’t like the children sitting behind us as they were
calling out and laughing
The large art work started as scribbles but turned into art
It was very long and big
It was huge
We thought the painting was so good
The artist even did a cartwheel with a brush in his hand
One of the girls really loved the French Horn
There was an exhibition of toy cars
It was great!
Celine Beaton-Smith
Music Coordinator
Fête de la Musique
Fête de la Musique was celebrated on Monday 21 June 2010.
This music day allowed the expression of all styles of music,
ranging from vocals, to pianists, to the Battle of the Bands. It was
a successful event, and we thank all the performers for taking
part in this celebration. It was enjoyed by both staff and students.
I extend my thanks to the Music Department, in particular I wish
to acknowledge Mrs Celine Beaton-Smith, Ms Adrienne Cullity,
Mrs Lauren Vilanova, Mr Adam Hooper, as well as Madame
Lesley Davies for promoting this wonderful event.
The students who were involved on the day included:
• Thomas Rogers (Yr 10 Piano)
• Thomas Barone (Yr 10 Piano)
• Jessica Gore (Yr 12 Piano) - Deux Arabesque
• Victor Bergamin (Yr 9 Guitar + Vocals) - ‘Hey there Delilah’
• Katie Stevens and Edward Gore (Yr 9 Guitar + Vocals) ‘Little Lion Man’
• Grace Huang and Lia Kim (Yr 9 Piano + Violin) - Snow
Flower’
• Hikari Udagawa (Yr 9 Piano) - Schubert Serenade
• Elleni Penfold and Tessie Sideris (Yr 9 Piano + Vocals) ‘Pokerface’
The Battle of the Bands Participants were:
• Secret Sounds- James Licciardi, Harry Davies, Sam Wilson,
Anthony Kouts, Thomas Davey
• The Harry Baulderstone Experience- Harry Baulderstone,
Shaun McDonald, Hamish Hill
• Alex Smith
• Best Laid Plans- Jahan Emery, Damien Quick, Laurence
Lacoon - Williamson, Tom Snelling
• Kadel- Tom Gordon, Joshua Battersby, Andrew Russel, Simon
Odlum
Mrs Alessandra Miles
Coordinator of Special Projects
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French Individual Exchange
Everything is different here: the animals, the weather, the school,
the people… and this is why I love Australia so much.
Whilst in the past many of our students have arranged exchanges
to France privately or joined with another College group, this year
for the first time we entered into an exchange with a Catholic
College in Nantes: Sacré Coeur de la Perverie. This is a coeducational school like Mercedes which caters for all year levels.
It has been a wonderful experience for me.
Théophile Martin
Web site: http://www.perverie.com/
Family Matters – Cyber Safety
It has been a pleasure to welcome Théophile Martin who arrived
on 1 May to stay with, coincidentally, the Martin family. He
must have felt at home! In fact, the Martin family has made him
most welcome and spoiled him in many ways. Théophile will
spend his last couple of weeks with the Rajic family.
Drawing the Line
Two more boys, Ayméric Le Carpentier and Guillaume Long are
due to arrive on 1 July. Guillaume will be hosted by the McEvoy
family and Ayméric will initially live with the McCarthy family
and then move in with the de Barros Lopes family.
We do hope to be able to continue this exchange but it will only
be for 3 or so students at any one time.
Lesley Davies
Coordinator Languages
International Student Profile
In most of the situations that children and young people find
themselves in, they are very clear about where to draw the line
in regard to how they behave towards others. Many Mercedes
College students are aware that there are some things they
should just never do. They also understand what it takes to
create and maintain happy and healthy relationships. Some of
those considerations include loving and respecting each other,
being considerate, listening, and trying to understand another
person’s point of view.
However, sometimes the line between what is acceptable can be
blurry and we have seen this occurring when some students use
technology such as the internet to belittle or exclude others or
send inappropriate images or texts via mobile phones.
The Commonwealth Government has recently launched a new
community service web site www.theline.gov.au which provides
useful information for young people, Teachers and parents on a
range of relationship issues with a particular focus on learning
how to develop and maintain respectful relationships. The
website also provides an opportunity for young people to have
their own say and ask any questions. You may have been aware
of the current media campaign which introduces the website and
which refers to where young people may “draw the line” when
it comes to the use of the technology at their disposal and what
they may say about others via this technology.
The web site offers useful parent tip sheets, one of which includes the
following ten things you can do to protect your children online:
Exchange Student - France
Since I was young my dream was to visit Australia, so when my
mum told me that I could visit at the end of the year I was very
happy and I knew that this country was very different! I knew that
at the school we would have to wear a uniform, that the weather
was not the same, the animals, the surf.
But I had to learn a lot about Australia as I didn’t know much
about it. I just knew that people were very welcoming and
cheerful.
I was really excited about coming here.
When I arrived I was warmly greeted by the Martin’s who are a
great family. I travelled with them to Sydney, Middletown, and
Kangaroo Island.
The school is stricter than I thought, I knew that we had to wear
a uniform but I didn’t know that outside the school we had
to formally wear it, as we are representing the College. This is
unheard of in France!
• Limit the time they spend online – set clear boundaries and
stick to them
• Get protector software on your computer that blocks access
to risky sites
• Get involved with, and understand the technology your child
is using
• Direct your child to age-appropriate sites and find out about
the sites they are visiting
• Allow internet use only in shared family areas at home
• Explain that they must not give out their phone number or
address online at any time
• Encourage them to report behaviour that makes them feel
uncomfortable or afraid
• Without scaring them, explain that stranger danger also works
online
• Ask your child to let you know if someone your child has met
online wants to get in contact or meet face to face
• Make sure they understand what behaviour is acceptable
online, both from them and others.
At the end of the day, where young people draw the line is up to
us as the adults in their lives, who shape their values and beliefs,
and it is up to them to make these decisions. I encourage you and
your child to explore the site and the valuable information that
will help them to decide where to draw the line.
Anne Way
College Psychologist
Mercedes College Newsletter
News From the MP&FA
Term 2 over already! It seems like only last week we were
celebrating at Class Parties in the heat. The MP&FA have had
an excellent first semester and a very sociable one too. We have
achieved a great deal during this first half of the College year and
look forward to an equally busy Semester 2.
I would like to thank the dedicated Committee for their commitment
to the Association and the many parents who support us. This
semester we have engaged in the following projects:
Welcome Morning Tea, Buzz Books, Class Representative
Programme, Entertainment Book Sales, Class Parties, Community
Day, SportsMed Lecture, Mingle in May, Men’ s Dinner, Fountain
Refurbishment and Mercy Lecture Theatre Kitchen fit out.
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together please book early to avoid disappointment. The new
online booking agency, Trybooking.com is an easy way to book
at your convenience.
If you are interested in being a table sponsor or donating a prize
please contact myself or any one of the Ball Committee: Chris
McMahon, Tony Adey, Donna Cheesman, Clare Corcoran or Basia
Samcewicz. The Ball Committee are a fabulous group of people
to work with and we’re very excited about VIVA MERCEDES.
It promises to be a great night of fine food, wine, entertainment
and a touch of Spanish glitz and glamour. We are also pleased to
welcome Year 10 student, Ashlinn Sambrook, who has joined the
Ball Committee as part of her IB Middle Years Personal Project.
I wish all our College community a very happy and safe winter
break.
Jenny Dunstan
Chairperson, MP&FA
jen.dunstan@internode.on.net
0414 860 400
I would also like to thank the Development Office for their ongoing
support and assistance, in particular, Mrs Estée Fiebiger-Briggs,
with the always amicable help of Ms Alecia Cooper, Mrs Rebecca
Atkinson, Mrs Anne Morse and Mrs Leeanne Moriarty.
Mens’ Dinner
Congratulations to David Petch and his team Nick Dunstan,
Paul Sideris, Sam Arnold and Leo D’Antuono for organising a
very successful Mens’ Dinner. The dinner was held last Friday
night at The Arkarba Hotel, Fullarton. I’m told the sell out event
was enjoyed by all; fabulous food, company, raffle prizes and
entertaining guest speakers, Ben Hook and Wayne Phillips.
Our thanks and appreciation to the following people and
organisations who supported the dinner: The Arkarba Hotel Peter and Jenny Hurley, Mick McEvoy, Alison Connelly – Coopers
Brewery, Café Mondiali and David Petch. Your generous raffle
prize donations are most appreciated.
Viva Mercedes
The MP&FA and Ball Committee are pleased to announce
tickets are now on sale for this year’s major fundraiser, VIVA
MERCEDES. The Black Tie Ball will be held on Saturday 7
August at The Observatory, Hackney. Please refer to the attatched
Invitation for further details and booking instructions.
We have had a great response to our last two events, Mingle
in May and the Men’ s Dinner with both selling out. It is very
disappointing to turn people away, however, we need to comply
with the venue’s requests. If you are considering getting a table
News From the Sports Desk
Boys Sport Report
Cross Country results have placed about 7 secondary students in
a position where they are State Team candidates for the National
Championships in Queensland from 20- 23 August. Unfortunately
this trip coincides with the Intercollegiate weekend when Mercedes
meets St Ignatius College at Mercedes for the 6th time. Runners
will be able to compete in the State Relay Championships on
Wednesday 18 August at Waite Oval but will obviously miss any
other sporting event over that weekend should they choose to
represent SA. For some, this is a very tough decision to make.
It is timely to provide parents, spectators and players with a
reminder about behaviour at school sporting fixtures. Only at
Open levels do SAAS schools have premiership tables. This applies
for Cricket, Tennis, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Water Polo,
Swimming, Athletics and most other sports. In all other divisions,
schools work towards healthy competition with the intent of
providing positive experiences for participants. At times a school
will arrive short of players and where possible the opposing
school would offer some of their bench players to ensure equitable
numbers playing against each other. At younger year levels, I
need to remind some parents that there is no ‘sheep station’ as
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the ultimate prize for Saturday mornings match! If players emerge
from the game better skilled, uninjured, happy and physically
challenged, most schools are pleased with that outcome! Adult
expectations of winning the match need not be the ultimate and
only measuring stick of the mornings proceedings.
Officials are invariable doing a job because they have been
asked to umpire matches. The level of competencies varies but
the one common factor in most instances is that the umpires are
young. They are on a journey where they, like all humans, will
make mistakes and invariably they will know in themselves the
moment that a mistake is made….. the very last thing needed by
any individual, is to be reminded in a loud, cynical and personal
manner that a mistake has been made. Our young people are
often criticised for failing to do as they are told. Instead they
will choose to copy modelled adult behaviour and when adult
behaviour is undesirable, there is little wonder that officials line
up to hand in whistles, citing poor player and sideline reaction.
We all have an additional responsibility on behalf of all involved
to act appropriately. Issues of concern can be raised at a later date
with Sport Coordinators who will follow those issues up a little
later, often more appropriately, when the heat has dissipated from
the event. Upon reflection, how many of us have approached a
referee, as a spectator or player and congratulated them on a good
game or performance?
The AFL has moved to ask all players to line up after a game and
to shake the umpires hand at the end of the fixture. This is a very
positive move that we have asked all Mercedes players to emulate
post match as an addendum to the usual opposition congratulatory
routine. Additionally, an opportunity was taken at a Middle
School Assembly to remind players that they have a responsibility
to be punctual. This applies across all areas of school sport. I get
occasional phone calls from players on Saturday morning querying
game detail! It is most discourteous to opposition teams, to the
College and to team mates to be late and unprepared for matches.
Good preparation is about preparedness in every facet, physically
and psychologically, regardless of player’s level of ability. Players
are encouraged to bring a healthy attitude to competition and
that involves, amongst a myriad of other expectations, being
organised, having a map of away fixtures, training regularly,
contacting coaches about availability, being attired in the correct
uniform to and from matches, communicating with parents about
rosters, having the correct playing uniform for games, arriving
early to warm up, bringing a filled water bottle, playing a team
game, responding appropriately to official directives and warming
down afterwards. It would be terrific to see all Mercedes associates
working towards these team objectives.
Bill Gaynor
Boys Sport Coordinator
Boys Sport Week 8 Term 2, 2010
TEAM
DETAIL
Yr 9
MERC 15.23.113 to Rostrevor 2 0.0.0
Best: Clancey, Edwards, Rolla, Prosser, Heaslip
Goals: Nemer 4, Prosser, Trumble, Rolla 2,
Shanahan, Maegraith, Ryan, Heaslip 1 each.
Yr 8
BPS 8.9 def MERC 6.1
Best. Cavanagh, Lee, Koch, Wilson, Haysman.
Hockey
SPSC 5 def MERC 1
Best: Koch, Martin, Gore
Soccer
Open A
MERC def Cabra 11-0
Goals: Charalambous 2, Buesnel 2, Menzel 2, Tirri,
Davis, Borgohesan, Conlon, Symonds all 1.
Open B1
Pulteney 1st X1 4 def MERC 2nd X1 2
Best: Banks, Ashworth
Open B2
Open B2s lost to Blackfriars A 2: 12-0
Open C
MERC 3 def Sacred Heart 2
Goals: Rogers 2, Seman 1
Best: Rogers, Nikolotosopolous, Snelling
9A
9A drew 5 all with BPS
Goals: Heptinstall, Corcoran, Gillis, Bergamin
Best: All played exceptionally well
9B
9B drew 1 all with CBC
Goals: De Gennaro
Best: Fabian, De Gennaro
8A
8A Drew 2 all with MHS
Goals: Zollo.
Best: Zollo
8B
8B Lost 7-2 to CBC
Goals: Marshall 2
Best: P. Power
Table Tennis
Open A
Rostrevor A 7/17 def MERC 5/12
Open B
Rostrevor B 10/21 def MERC 2/7
9A
8A 4/165 def 9A 2/146
9B
8B 4/171 def 9B 2/139
8A
8A def 9A
8B
8B def 9B
Boys Volleyball
Yr 11/12 Boys
MERC def Austral Phoenix 2-1
Yr 10 Boys
Mt Lofty def MERC 0-3
Open A Girls
Mt Lofty 3 def MERC 0
Open B Girls
MERC def St Mary’s 2-1
Basketball
Open C
PGS 58 def MERC 12.
Open B
PGS 42 def MERC 17
Open A
MERC 50 def PGS 32. Best L. Einarson, N. Rava
TEAM
Junior A
SHCM 116 def MERC 16
Basketball
Junior B
SHCM 20 def MERC 4
Open C
MERC def SPC 34/25. Best: Ni
Junior C
SHCM 84def MERC 16
Open B
SPC def MERC 60/21. Best: Patterson
Open A
MERC def SPC 50/30. Best: Ma, Einarson
Junior A
SPC def MERC 48/29. Best: Cameron
Junior B
SPC def MERC 20/1. Best: Licciardi
Junior C
SPC def MERC 21/12. Best: D. Kerrish
Football
1st XV111
2nd XV111
BPS 21/10/136 def MERC 9/7/61
Goals: Maxted 2, Davis 1, Einarson 1, Tiggermann
1, Merrigan 1, Jones 1, Petch 1, Frazer-Jones 1
MERC 15/8/98 def BPS 8/9/57
Boys Sport Week 9 Term 2, 2010
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Cross Country Report
Football
1st XV111
SHC2 13/11/89 def MERC 9/7/61
Goals: Frazer-Jones 2, Cefai 2, Davis 1, Maxted 1,
White 1, Merrigan 1, Petch 1
Best: L Merrigan, Davis, Beilby, Petch, Mead,
Maxted, H. Jones.
2nd XV111
Mercedes 8.13.61 def Sacred Heart 5 7.2.44
Goals: Tonkin, Emery 2, Barber, Cormack, Healy,
White 1
Best: Wilson, White, Maegraith, Cooray, Clancey,
Emery, Watson, Cormack
Yr 9
BPS def MERC 9.8 to 13.6
Best: Rolla, Beilby, Cavanagh, Clancey, Trumble
Goals: Rolla 3, Crago, Edwards, Maegraith,
Heaslip, Kerr 1 each
Yr 8
SHC 17.6 def MERC 0.3.3
Best: McNamara, Wilson, Waters, Egel, Koch
Hockey
MERC 5 def GIHS 4
Best: Martin, Koch, Mitchell, Cruikshank, Prideaux
Soccer
Open A
MERC 5 def UHS 1
Goals: Menzel 3, Davis 1, Symonds 1
Best: Fitsmaurice, Borghesan, Clancey, Menzel.
Open B1
MERC 4 def PEM 1
Goals: Gillan 2, Kourou 1, Kavalaros 1
Best: Barone, Kouts, Banks
Open B2
BPS 4 def MERC 3
Goals: Quick, Mills
Best: Quick, Patterson, Cooper, Hallihan, Symonds
Open C
MERC 4 drew with GIHS 4. Scorers and best
players: Cordoma 1, Snelling 1, Nikolsopoulos.
9A
Mercedes 9A drew 1-1 with St Ignatius
Goals: Hill
Best: Hill, Gillis
9B
Mercedes def Pembroke 8-1
Goals: Typek, Wrobel, Hee Jun, Conlon
Best: Wrobel, Typek
8A
Sacred Heart def Mercedes 3-0
Best: Gabrynowicz, Chidiac, Marshall
Table Tennis
Open A
MERC 8 def AHS 4
Best: Sheng, McAlister.
Open B
MERC 8 def AHS 4
Best: Choi
9A
AHS 5/181 def MERC 1/181
Best: Heath, McCaul.
9B
AHS 5/1175 def MERC 1/100
Best: Wrobel
8 A &B
Nazareth forfeit
Volleyball
Year 11/12 Boys MERC 2 def Sacred Heart 1
Yr 10 Boys
USC Lion 2 def MERC 1
Open A Girls
MERC 2 def Henley Hawks 1
What a fortnight! At the Athletics SA All Schools Cross
Country Championships Mercedes College had two individual
Championship winners and a Bronze Medallist. While in the
teams Mercedes College dominated winning four of the eight
team Championships, while also finishing 2nd and 3rd in two
other Championships.
The individual winners were World Schools’ Individual Bronze
and Team Gold Medalist Eleanor Wardleworth (U/18 Girls)
and surprise winner Harrison Hughes (U/20 Boys). A deserving
Brigid Symes also won an individual Bronze Medal (U/20
Girls). Harrison made the State Team last year only to injure
his knee playing Football and then being unable to travel to the
Australian Championships in NSW. His determination to make
up for that by being selected in 2010 saw him hang in grimly
and then outsprint the lead pack of three including the Oakbank
SSSSA Championship winner to collect Gold.
38 students lined up with 37 completing the course to match last year’s
fine effort of four winning teams. This was a credit to every athlete
representing Mercedes College at these Championships where they
all displayed excellent endeavour, sportsmanship and enthusiasm.
Team results:
14/15 Yr Girls: (Georgia Hughes 4th, Maddy Favilla 15th, Koko
Prideaux 19th plus Laura Teicher 26th and Tessie Sideris 30th)
1st Team.
16/17 Yr Girls: (Eleanor Wardleworth 1st, Charlotte Venn 6th,
Emma Rajic 10th and Ruby Hume 12th) 1st Team.
12/13 Yr Boys: (Jack Favilla 5th, Hugh Haysman 11th, Patrick
Praschifka 18th, Alex Cooper 20th and James Licciardi 21st)
1st Team.
16/17 Yr Boys: (Luke Crocker 6th, Alexander Praschifka 9th,
Damien Quick 13th, Benjamin Tripodi 15th, Lachlan Merrigan
23rd, Aiden Scanlon 26th, Nick Goggin 27th) 1st Team.
18/19 Yr Boys: (Harrison Hughes 1st, James Venn 5th, Nicholas
Davis 7th) 2nd Team. (Only 2 points behind St Ignatius).
12/13 Yr Girls: (Alex Mason 4th, Tessa Gaynor 12th, Tori
Lindholm 15th plus Chloe Rose Burdikovs 16th) 3rd Team.
The School Sport SA Team for 2010 Australian Cross Country
Championships, Brisbane has been named with 6 Mercedes
students being selected, they are:
Eleanor Wardleworth (Girls Captain), Harrison Hughes, Georgia
Hughes, Charlotte Venn, Alexander Mason and Jack Favilla. In
addition to this Alexander Praschifka was selected as a team
reserve. This matches the best previous Mercedes individual
Championship representation of 6 and is double that of the next
highest represented school Congratulations to all of our newest
State Representatives.
Next term sees us preparing for the popular Relay season led off
by the SSSSA 100km Schools’ Relay on 27 July (Week 2 Day 2).
Mercedes will be represented by 2 Junior U16 and one Senior
team with very strong medalling chances. Other Relays to follow
will be the ISSA Short Course Relay Championships (18 August)
and the SSSSA Ekiden and 50km Relays early in Term 4.
ISSA Cross Country Host Day Update
Immanuel College Host Day Results, 16 June:
Primary Girls(Years 4-7)
1st Brooklyn Vonderwall (Yr 4) and 6th Alexandra Gray (Yr 4),
great runs against a number of older Girls and it was Alexandra’s
first race.
Junior/Senior Girls(Years 8-12)
1st Charlotte Venn (Yr 10) - An emphatic performance to
celebrate State selection.
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Senior Boys(Years 11/12)
5th Alexander Prachifka (Yr 11)- against a particularly strong
field, Alexander continues to improve weekly.
Sacred Heart Middle School Host Day, 23 June- “On a very hilly
and testing course.”
Primary Girls
2nd Brooklyn Vonderwall; 10th Alexandra Gray
Junior Boys 2km
Henry Coomblas(Yr 8) 8:20mins- a good encouraging run after
back problems the previous week.
Senior Girls 4km
Charlotte Venn 16:17mins- over 2 minutes ahead of 2nd place.
Senior Boys 4km
Damien Quick 15:17mins- a strong effort in an older age group.
Hopefully next term the numbers will increase without exams,
asignments to finish at terms end, camps and sickness (well it is
winter!)
God Bless and Happy Holidays.
Gary Zeuner
Cross Country Coordinator
8-12 Girls Sport Report
On Thursday 3 June the Year 8/9 Girls Knockout Soccer team
competed in a round robin competition which was played at Waite
Oval. The girls met at 8:00am for a warm up session before the
games started. It was bright and sunny, and they were all in good
humour. Their first competitor was Unley High School. They began
the first half and the girls were all very excited to be playing.
the first half, but unfortunately Cornerstone was able to score two
goals whilst Mercedes, through Elizabeth Ward, scored one.
By the start of the second half, the Mercedes girls were determined
to win, and walked onto the pitch in a very competitive mood.
Shortly after the beginning of the second half, Elizabeth Ward
managed to score another goal and Rachel Kowalski was also
able to get her first goal for the day. Stephanie Margush had a
great shot at goals a short while after resulting in the ball just
going over the top of the net.
Unfortunately the final whistle sounded and the score was 4-3 to
Cornerstone as they had managed to score a goal in the last thirty
seconds of the match. Even though Mercedes lost both games the
girls enjoyed the experience and were a credit to themselves as
they showed real spirit in never giving up. The team consisted of
the following: Kelly Bergamin, Madeleine Coats, Celina Feleppa,
Georgia Foti, Serena Hirschausen-Vahlis, Rachel Kowalski,
Mary Kyprianou, Stephanie Margush, Isabella McRae, Cordelia
McTaggart, Nikki Metanomski, Eliza Sheridan, Elizabeth Ward,
Claudia Watson and Maddy Westover.
On June 3 the Open Girls Knockout Soccer team also competed
in their first round matches at Waite Oval. The first game that
took place was against Sacred Heart College. It was an impressive
game with all the girls combining well together to quickly reach
their full potential. Mercedes won the match 8-0. Elisabeth
Romeo and Sarah De Gennaro were the leading goal scorers and
in addition there were some noticeable outstanding efforts from
Margaret Kyprianou, Katherine Ebbs and Georgia Davey.
The game started off with Mercedes running hard, and making
many attempted shots at the net. About midway through the half
one of the girls in the Unley team managed to break through the
pack and ran towards Mary Kyprianou, who was in goals. The
girl took a shot, and missed, hitting our defenders.
Unfortunately this led to the ball rebounding off one of our
players resulting in an own goal being scored. The girls still held
their heads high and worked well together as a team even after
Unley managed to score another goal. The final score for the
match was 2-0 to Unley. Mercedes was a little disappointed by
this result but they had a break before their next match and used
this as an opportunity to regroup.
The girls were in a good position at this stage and feeling very
confident as they went into their second game against Brighton
High School. It was an extremely physical game with both teams
determined to triumph. Mercedes led for the majority of the game
but Brighton fought valiantly and managed to score a couple of
goals late in the second half. The final score was 6-2 to Mercedes.
They then faced Cornerstone in the
second game for the day. The girls
knew what they had to work on after
discussing tactics from their first game.
The team played solidly throughout
The girls have had a fantastic start to their Knockout campaign
and will now challenge Immanuel
College and Marryatville High School
in the next round early in Term 3.
Congratulations go to the following
girls on their magnificent performance:
Tierney Barron, Gemma Burns, Simone
Cameron, Georgia Davey, Sarah De
Gennaro, Katherine Ebbs, Margaret
Kyprianou, Ruby Lambert, Melissa
Lorenzetti, Ella Moloney, Maddy Price,
Jennifer Quirk, Elisabeth Romeo,
Laura Stewart, Eliza Van Den Brink
and Connie Vartzokas.
Mercedes College Newsletter
On Friday 4 June the College then hosted the
Year 8/9 Knockout Netball Competition.
This was also a round robin competition
held between Mercedes, Henley, Modbury
and Seaview High Schools. The girls knew
that it was going to be a difficult task to win
as they were up against some formidable
opposition.
The first match began at 9:30am with
Mercedes playing against Henley High.
Henley, a sporting specialist school, began
to show their superior skill level early on
quickly taking the lead in the first quarter
12-3. Whilst the girls fought valiantly they
just couldn’t find a way of stopping the
Henley team who seemed to be having
everything go their way with their
accurate passing, superb shooting
and their continual interception of
the ball. Henley ended up winning
the match 37-12, but the girls were
heartened to know at the end of
the day that they were the closest
team to Henley in terms of the final
score.
Mercedes then played Modbury
High School in their second match
of the day and the girls were very
determined to win this one. They
began well working the ball down
the court time and time again and
this coupled with their accurate goal
shooting meant that they won the
match 28-16.
The final game of the day was against Seaview High School. The
girls combined well together as a team displaying once again
their determination to succeed and ended up victors 32-13. This
meant that they finished the day in second position overall. The
girls were very pleased with their efforts on the day and both Ms
Lauren Vilanova (coach) and myself were pleased with the spirit
and sportsmanship the girls displayed throughout. The following
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School Sport SA at the forthcoming School Sport Australia
Volleyball Championship, which will be held in Canberra from
14-20 August. I would also like to thank Claudia Watson, Celina
Feleppa and Simone Cameron for helping to compile reports on
the Year 8/9 and Open Girls Knockout Competitions.
Jackie Kerr
8-12 Girls Sport Coordinator
Girls Sports Results for Week 6
Netball
Open A1
Mercedes 1 (31) def Cabra 1 (22)
Open B1
St Dominic’s 1 (23) def Mercedes 2 (22)
Open B2
Mercedes 3 (29) def St Dominic’s 2 (8)
Open C1
Results not submitted
Open C2
Pulteney 4 (21) def Mercedes 5 (17)
10A
Mercedes 1 (31) def SHC 1 (16)
10B1
St Michael’s 2 (25) def Mercedes 2 (18)
10B2
Results not submitted
10C
St Michael’s 3 (30) def Mercedes 4 (14)
9A
Mercedes 1 (37) def Cabra 1 (9)
9B1
Mercedes 2 (24) def SAC 1 (12)
9B2
BYE
9C
Mercedes 4 (14) def Southern Vales 1 (12)
8A
Results not submitted
8B
Mercedes 2 (20) def Cabra 2 (10)
8C Gold
Mercedes 3 (30) def Marymount 1 (10)
8C Green
Mercedes 4 (15) def St Michael’s 3 (13)
Soccer
Year 12
Mercedes (2) def Southern Vales 1 (1)
Year 11
Mercedes (20) def SHC 1 (0) Forfeit win
Year 10
BYE
8/9 Gold
Mercedes Gold (2) drew Nazareth 1 (2)
8/9 Green
St Michael’s 1 (4) def Mercedes Green (3)
Do you have a sleep problem?
The Child & Adolescent Sleep Clinic in the School of
Psychology at Flinders University is providing treatment
for adolescents (aged 12 to 18 yrs) who are experiencing at
least one of the following:
girls represented the College: Emma Bischoff, Georgia Fantis,
Georgina Hewett, Isobel Hume, Lulu Miller, Katerina Parrella,
Koko Prideaux, Rebecca Turci, Ruby Turner, Alexia Varkanis
and Ola Wicik.
On a final note I would just like to congratulate Lillian Wardleworth
on her selection in the Volleyball team to represent Secondary
• having trouble falling asleep at night
• waking up and cannot get back to sleep
• having trouble waking up or getting out of bed in the
morning
Places are limited, so for more information please call
8201 7587
www.socsci.flinders.edu.au/casc
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,
Members of the Mercedes community past,
present and future are invited to
“With Open Arms“
the Mercy Oration 2010.
Tuesday 10 August
6.15pm (refreshments) for 7.00pm.
Venue: Mercy Chapel and Lecture Theatre (McAuley Building)
Mercedes College, 540 Fullarton Rd Springfield SA.
RSVP to development@mercedes.adl.catholic.edu.au or 8372 3266 by
3 August 2010.
Hosted by Mercedes College.
Key Speaker Mr Hieu Van Le A.O.
Mr Le is the Lieutenant Governor of South Australia and Chairman of the South Australian
Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission.
In 1977, the then 23 year old and his new wife Lan fled war-torn Vietnam crammed onto a
fishing boat with approximately 50 other refugees. A month later they arrived in Darwin.
They experienced aggression and violence in the other countries they tried to enter but were
accepted in Australia.
From Darwin, Mr Le and his wife were given temporary permits and moved into the Pennington
Migrant Hostel in Adelaide’s west. They worked as fruit pickers at Loxton before Mr Le
completed his Economics Degree at the University of Adelaide and became a leader in the
Vietnamese community.
He became Chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission in
2005 and was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 2007.
Mr Le has been named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day honours
for enhancing multiculturalism in the community.
Following Mr Le’s address, he will be joined by two additional speakers
and the evening will conclude with question and answer time.